Project Lead The Way

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Project Lead The Way?

• Wisconsin Technical College System
• Technology and Industrial Deans and
  SupervisorsState Called Meeting

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PLTW Mission

• To create dynamic partnerships with our nations
  schools to produce an increasing and more diverse
  group of students to be successful in science,
  engineering, and engineering technology programs
  at the 4 2 year college level.

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US States Territories Participating in PLTW
2006-07
2,200 School Sites in 49 States Washington, DC
and the US Virgin Islands
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Wisconsin PLTW Schools in 2006-2007

• 91
• High Schools

• 43
• Middle Schools

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Wisconsin High Schools

• Appleton North High School
• Appleton West High School
• Arrowhead High School
• Badger High School
• Beloit Memorial High School
• Bradford High School
• Bradley Technology and Trade School
• Brodhead High School
• Brown Deer High School
• Case High School
• Central High School
• Clinton High School
• Colby High School
• Craig High School
• Cuba City High School
• De Pere High School
• Delavan-Darien High School
• Eau Claire Memorial High School
• Eau Claire North High School

• Green Bay Southwest High School
• Green Bay West High School
• Greendale High School
• Hamilton High School
• Highland High School
• Iowa-Grant High School
• Kettle Moraine High School
• La Follette High School
• LaCrosse Logan High School
• Lakeview Technology Academy
• Lincoln High School
• Madison East High School
• Madison Memorial High School
• Madison West High School
• McFarland High School
• Menomonee Falls High School
• Menomonie High School
• Milwaukee Academy of Science
• Monona Grove High School

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Wisconsin High Schools

• Nicolet Union High School
• Northland Pines High School
• Oak Creek High School
• Oconomowoc High School
• Oshkosh North High School
• Oshkosh West High School
• Parker High School
• Pius XI High School
• Platteville High School
• Plymouth High School
• Prairie du Chien High School
• Preble High School
• Pulaski High School
• Rhinelander High School
• River Valley High School
• Riverside University High School
• Sauk Prairie High School
• South Division High School
• South Milwaukee High School

• St. Joan Antida High School
• Superior High School
• Sussex Hamilton High School
• Tesla Engineering Charter School
• Thomas More High School
• Tremper High School
• Washington High School
• Washington Park High School
• Watertown Unified High School
• Waukesha North High School
• Waukesha South High School
• Waukesha West High School
• Waunakee Community High School
• Wausau East High School
• Wausau West High School
• West Bend East
• West Bend West
• William Horlick High School

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Wisconsin CertifiedHigh Schools
22
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2005
2006
2007
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Growth in PLTW Schools
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Project Lead The Way

• Engineering
• Affiliate Universities Network

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Project Lead The Way

• Technology and Engineering Education Teacher
• Pre-service University Network

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The College of Saint Rose
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Middle School Program
Gateway To Technology TM

• Design and Modeling (9 wks)
• The Magic of Electrons (9 wks)
• The Science of Technology (9 wks)
• Automation and Robotics (9 wks)
• Flight and Space (9 wks)
• Energy and Power (9 wks)

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High School Program
Pathway To Engineering
Foundation Introduction to Engineering Design
TM Principles of Engineering TM Digital
Electronics TM
Specialization Computer Integrated
Manufacturing TM and/or Civil Engineering and
Architecture TM
and/or Biotechnical Engineering TM and/or
Aerospace Engineering TM and/or Energy and
Power
Capstone Engineering Design and Development TM
Note Course program requires college prep
mathematics each year.
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Statistics
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Nationally

• How are PLTW students doing

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PLTW TrueOutcomes
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Source True Outcome Program Evaluation PLTW
Report 2005-06
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PLTW TrueOutcomes
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Source True Outcome Program Evaluation PLTW
Report 2005-06
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Quotable Facts

• Over 90 of PLTW seniors said they had a clear
  and confident sense of the types of college
  majors and jobs they intended to pursue and their
  PLTW experiences were very significant in
  developing this self-knowledge.
• Over 80 of PLTW seniors said their PLTW
  experiences significantly increased their ability
  to succeed in post-secondary education.
• Over 80 of PLTW seniors say they are preparing
  themselves for jobs that strongly emphasize
  engineering, technology and computer science.

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Source True Outcome Program Evaluation PLTW
Report 2005-06
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Quotable Facts

• Preliminary analysis of college transcripts of
  PLTW alumni suggest that they pursue engineering
  and technology at much higher rates than typical
  freshmen.
• Preliminary analysis of college transcripts of
  PLTW alumni suggest that they are very successful
  in college.
• Preliminary analysis of college transcripts of
  PLTW alumni suggest that their average GPA is
  above 3.0.

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Source True Outcome Program Evaluation PLTW
Report 2005-06
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HSTW Student Achievement in Math, Science and
Reading
Source Special analyses of the 2006 HSTW
Assessment data. Note Differences between
mathematics and science scores were significant
at p .01 on the t test. Differences between
reading were significant at p .10 on the t test
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HSTW College Prep Math and Science Course
Completion
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Percentages of Students Planning Postsecondary
Study
Source Southern Regional Education Board
Research Brief, September 2007
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PLTW High Schools

• The Wisconsin STEM Engagement Pipeline
• L. Allen Phelps, PhD
• The Center of Education and Work
• University Wisconsin - Madison

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Feelings About High School Attended, agree or
strongly agree
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Time Spent Engaged in Various Learning
Activities, indicating sometimes or often
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Encouraged to Engage in Active Learning
Futuristic Thinking, indicating quite a
bit/very much
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Recent School Experiences Contributing to Student
Growth, saying grown quite a bit/very much
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• What is MSOE doing with PLTW

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PLTW High School Students that have earned MSOE
College Credit
77
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2005
2006
2007
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PLTW Alumni entering MSOE
44
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2006
2007
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PLTW Alumni entering MSOE

• Average MSOE Freshman GPA
• 2.85
• Average MSOE PLTW Freshman GPA
• 3.03
• Retention Rate
• 100